Health (v2.1)

Child underweight and overweig…
Percentage of underweight children
Subnational regions
Malawi
All years

Percentage of underweight children

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Malawi (Africa)  
Total 24.5 24.1 23.7 23.3 23.0 22.6 22.2 21.8 21.4 20.7 19.9 19.2 18.4 17.6 16.8 16.0 15.1 14.3 13.5 13.2 12.8 12.5 12.1 11.8 11.4 11.8 12.2 12.5 12.9 13.3 13.7 14.0
Blantyre 21.6 21.6 21.6 21.6 21.6
Blantyre 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3
Blantyre 16.0 15.7 15.5 15.2 14.9 14.7 14.4 14.1 13.9 13.6 12.7 11.8 10.9 10.0 9.10 8.20 8.90 9.60 10.3 11.0 11.7 12.4 13.1
Kasungu 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2
Kasungu 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.8
Kasungu 21.5 20.4 19.4 18.4 17.4 16.4 15.4 14.3 13.3 12.3 11.4 10.4 9.45 8.50 7.55 6.60 7.25 7.90 8.55 9.20 9.85 10.5 11.2
Lilongwe 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6
Lilongwe 22.3 22.3 22.3 22.3 22.3 22.3 22.3 22.3 22.3
Lilongwe 23.3 22.1 21.0 19.9 18.8 17.7 16.6 15.4 14.3 13.2 12.5 11.8 11.1 10.4 9.70 9.00 10.3 11.6 12.8 14.1 15.4 16.7 17.9
Machinga 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0
Machinga 20.7 20.7 20.7 20.7 20.7 20.7 20.7 20.7 20.7
Machinga 19.8 18.8 17.9 17.0 16.1 15.2 14.3 13.3 12.4 11.5 12.0 12.5 13.1 13.6 14.1 14.6 15.2 15.8 16.4 17.0 17.6 18.2 18.8
Mangochi 19.4 19.4 19.4 19.4 19.4
Mangochi 24.9 24.9 24.9 24.9 24.9 24.9 24.9 24.9 24.9
Mangochi 21.1 20.4 19.8 19.1 18.4 17.8 17.1 16.4 15.8 15.1 14.6 14.0 13.5 13.0 12.4 11.9 12.9 13.8 14.8 15.7 16.7 17.6 18.6
Mulanje 29.5 29.5 29.5 29.5 29.5
Mulanje 23.4 23.4 23.4 23.4 23.4 23.4 23.4 23.4 23.4
Mulanje 25.3 24.0 22.6 21.3 20.0 18.6 17.3 16.0 14.6 13.3 13.8 14.2 14.7 15.2 15.6 16.1 14.8 13.6 12.3 11.0 9.73 8.45 7.18
Mzimba 18.8 18.8 18.8 18.8 18.8
Mzimba 15.2 15.2 15.2 15.2 15.2 15.2 15.2 15.2 15.2
Mzimba 15.3 14.7 14.2 13.7 13.2 12.7 12.2 11.6 11.1 10.6 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.4 10.2 10.0 9.80 9.60 9.40
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 25.5 25.5 25.5 25.5 25.5 25.5 25.5 25.5 25.5
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 18.7 18.3 17.8 17.4 17.0 16.5 16.1 15.7 15.2 14.8 14.4 14.0 13.6 13.1 12.7 12.3 12.5 12.7 12.9 13.1 13.3 13.5 13.7
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 14.7 14.4 14.1 13.8 13.5 13.2 13.0 12.7 12.4 12.1 11.8 11.5 11.2 10.8 10.5 10.2 9.68 9.15 8.63 8.10 7.58 7.05 6.53
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje) 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) 36.2 35.1 34.0 32.9 31.7 30.6 29.5 28.4 27.3 26.2 25.0 23.9 22.8 21.0 19.2 17.5 15.7 13.9 12.1 12.3 12.5 12.7 12.8 13.0 13.2 13.1 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.7
Salima 22.7 22.7 22.7 22.7 22.7
Salima 25.8 25.8 25.8 25.8 25.8 25.8 25.8 25.8 25.8
Salima 21.1 20.5 20.0 19.4 18.9 18.3 17.8 17.2 16.7 16.1 15.6 15.2 14.7 14.2 13.8 13.3 12.4 11.4 10.5 9.50 8.55 7.60 6.65
Thyolo 27.1 27.1 27.1 27.1 27.1
Thyolo 21.8 21.8 21.8 21.8 21.8 21.8 21.8 21.8 21.8
Thyolo 17.4 17.8 18.2 18.6 19.0 19.4 19.8 20.2 20.6 21.0 19.7 18.4 17.2 15.9 14.6 13.3 13.8 14.3 14.7 15.2 15.7 16.2 16.6
Zomba 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.7
Zomba 22.9 22.9 22.9 22.9 22.9 22.9 22.9 22.9 22.9
Zomba 23.6 22.0 20.4 18.8 17.2 15.6 14.0 12.4 10.8 9.20 9.45 9.70 9.95 10.2 10.5 10.7 11.6 12.4 13.3 14.1 15.0 15.8 16.7
Lighter numbers are estimates